Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords, By Jacob Leser, C.1914 GTRexclude dated 16 June 1942

dated 16 June 1942

large brass clips (passants) allowing the epaulettes to be fastened to the shoulders of a uniform

plus recipients of specified gallantry awards

members of the Coast Guard were eligible to receive the Navy Distinguished Service Medal

slightly soiled near the dual snaps on the ends

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords, By Jacob Leser, C.1914 GTRexclude dated 16 June 1942(Militr Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Instituted 19 July 1866. Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central monogram of Ludwig II inside of a stylized belt buckle bearing an inscription of MERENTI (MERIT) with arabesques, the reverse with a central Bavarian lion rampant inside of a stylized belt buckle with an